Butler Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 Another one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 12, 2008 Author Share Posted November 12, 2008 And another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackcollar Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 What an amazing build... My compliments Sir. _Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 17, 2008 Author Share Posted November 17, 2008 Cheers, it's a bit rough close up though! I've started work on the cannon bay today, just the basic structure so far. I have some Hispano cannon from a spitfire kit but they are very under scale (I actually used the same parts on my 1:48 kit) so i'll be scratching the cannon too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanH Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 It looks great up close with your engine and cockpit detail. I really really like how your real metal skin looks and I cannot wait to see it finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanH Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Is there a metal landing gear available for this Typhoon? Or, do you plan on building your own because I would just geuss that the metal skin added a little extra weight to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I LOVE THIS. It is really way out. You did a magnificent job with the skinning. However, I think that the weathering is a bit overdone. I would not go so far. I like the scuffing and scratches but the paint removal is a bit overdone, I feel. Just my opinion by the way. don;t forget that the wings would not be totally walked over. Only in some places and maybe near the gun bays. Besides, the plane had walkways leading up to the cockpit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 Is there a metal landing gear available for this Typhoon? Or, do you plan on building your own because I would just geuss that the metal skin added a little extra weight to this one. I don't think there is a metal landing gear available, i'll definitely be making my own either way because making it is the fun part! The model is a little heavier but not enough to cause trouble. The real noticable difference is the feel of the model - it is now really cold the the touch which is quite strange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 I LOVE THIS. It is really way out. You did a magnificent job with the skinning. However, I think that the weathering is a bit overdone. I would not go so far. I like the scuffing and scratches but the paint removal is a bit overdone, I feel. Just my opinion by the way. don;t forget that the wings would not be totally walked over. Only in some places and maybe near the gun bays. Besides, the plane had walkways leading up to the cockpit. Thanks Brian. The weathering definitely is overdone but that's how i like it as I think it adds a bit of drama to the model. I've seen a couple of photos with heavy wear on and around the walkway strips and that's the look i've gone for. The rest of the wings are untouched apart from a small patch near the cannon bays. More importantly, i don't own an airbrush so my paint finishing leaves a lot to be desired. Heavy wear offers a little help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 18, 2008 Author Share Posted November 18, 2008 I've done a little work on a Hispano drum this evening. I've matched the size of the drum against a period photo in which it rests on the flap (similar to to my photo). I'll scale the rest of the cannon against this. The drum is made from 3 different diameters of styrene tube inside one another and trimmed roughly to shape. The photo also shows the 1:32 Spitfire cannon from another model that were much too small to use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro32 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Wow! Fantastic! Really superb work. I dunno about the skinning...... I think I'd be too chicken to try it! Maybe one day. Your weathering reminds me of Allied aircraft photographed in the Pacific Theater, and some photos of aircraft moldering in the grass in British scrapyards as well. The Typhoon in particular seemed to weather more than other types though.... from the type of ops it was typically on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Butler, your finish is fantastic. I never imagined that you did not have an airbrush. I can hardly believe that the paint is not sprayed on. I had posted some detail photos of the hispano guns and I think that you will find them useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 The grey and green are sprayed on, but using car paint rattlecans. These are designed to give quite a 'thick-and-fast' coverage and make any subtlety impossible! I used the trick of rolls of blue-tac to mark the camo pattern and give a feathered edge which helped a little. The rest of the model is brush painted. Maybe I should ask for an airbrush for christmas Brian i've seen your Hispano thread and it's excellent - i'm using it as a reference at the moment. My plan is to have one cannon armed up and ready, and the other in the process of being reloaded with the ammo drum removed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcauchi Posted November 20, 2008 Share Posted November 20, 2008 Love your work, that is a nice looking hispano mag you have there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butler Posted November 20, 2008 Author Share Posted November 20, 2008 Finished the first cannon today, sorry about the poor pic. i think the macro has broken on my camera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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